Planetary hours
in Alicante.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:56
- 2♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:55
- 3☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:54
- 4♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:52
- 6☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:49
- 9♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:48
- 10☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:47
- 11♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:48
- 4♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:49
- 5☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:50
- 6♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:52
- 8☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:56
- 11♂︎ Mars05:56 – 06:57
- 12☉︎ Sun06:57 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:57 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.